CAI-NJ December 2020

PRESIDENT’S CORNER Jennifer Nevins, CMCA CAI-NJ 2020 PRESIDENT | DW Smith Associates, LLC

“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” — Vivian Greene

CAI-NJ TEAM

ANGELA KAVANAUGH CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANGELA@CAINJ.ORG JACLYN OSKIERKO DIRECTOR, CONFERENCE & EVENTS JACLYN@CAINJ.ORG BROOKE STOPPIELLO-NEVINS COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER BROOKE@CAINJ.ORG ROBIN SURGENT MEMBERSHIP MANAGER ROBIN@CAINJ.ORG JENNIFER FARRELL ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR JENNIFER@CAINJ.ORG

2020 Comes to a Close & What a Year it has Been! Closing out 2020 allows us to turn the page on an unprecedented year — one full of change and much angst. However, when I reflect on this entire year, I swell with pride as I think of our resiliency — the resiliency of our amazing membership, our incredible CAI Team, and our determined Board of Directors. How did we adapt to change? How did we help each other through these difficult times? We all recognized that “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” And, all I can say is...our membership knows how to “dance”!! We adapted to a remote environment, we created virtual offerings, and we checked in on each other...creating and extending the friendships that make life so special. I genuinely thank everyone for your fortitude and grace. A New Way to “Conference” As you know, the video release portion of our six-month Virtual Conference and Expo just concluded. It has been a pleasure to watch the videos provided by our membership and to visit everyone’s “booth” in this virtual world. We look forward to the live-streaming event and viewing the video catalog which will be available on the CAI website. Again — congratulations to Angela Kavanaugh and the entire CAI-NJ Team for all their hard work and dedication. They have done an amazing job to keep us connected! What Else is New in our Virtual World? We thank everyone who participated in our first virtual Community Association Roundtable, held on November 5th, connecting our managers and homeowner leaders. November’s calendar also included the She-Connects Podcast Discussion presented by the Women’s Leadership Committee entitled “Start Small, Think Big, Scale Quickly” — an amazing new program offered in 2020. December’s calendar is also full of virtual events, including our successful Webinar Wednesday education- al programs, spotlighting leaders in our industry and topics relevant to our common interest communities. Our HOA Family Feud networking programs have also been great fun, so be sure to tune in through year end. Last but not least is our virtual Annual Meeting & Chapter Retreat — scheduled on December 10th. We have a full program planned, including installation of new directors to the BOD, Adopt- a-Family program presented by the F.A.S.T. Committee, Shoot the Cover Contest Winner presented by the Editorial Committee, a LAC update, breakout sessions and much more! We look forward to seeing all of you at the retreat and look forward to developing new programs for 2021 — so stay tuned and stay connected!

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